Transcript Color_Power_Point.ppt

COLOR
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Define color.
Identify primary, secondary, and tertiary
colors.
Develop a color wheel.
Distinguish between the types of color
schemes.
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The visual response of the eye to various
reflected wavelengths and pigments.
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Is one of the most important elements of a
design
It gives a design life, energy, and personality
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It is improper use or placement of color that
makes a color unpleasant.
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What we use to study colors and their
relationships
Made up of 12 colors (hues)
hue= a particular color
3 categories:
◦ Primary
◦ Secondary
◦ Tertiary
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Colors from which all others are made
Building blocks for the color pigment system
RED, YELLOW, and BLUE
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The mixture of any 2 primary colors
YELLOW + RED = ORANGE
BLUE + YELLOW = GREEN
RED + BLUE = VIOLET
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Primary color + adjacent secondary color
Formed by mixing a secondary color with one
of its primary parents.
Primary color is always listed first
YELLOW-GREEN
BLUE-GREEN
BLUE-VIOLET
RED-VIOLET
RED-ORANGE
YELLOW-ORANGE
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What colors “match” or look good together
in a design.
There are 5 types
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one color
Uses a single color to complete a design
Should use tints, tones, and shades
Ex. Red
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3 or more colors in sequence on the chart
Next to each other on the color wheel
Have a primary color in common
Harmonious, pleasing to the eye
Ex. Red, Red-orange, and Yellow-orange
◦ Direct opposites on the color
wheel
◦ Contrast
◦ Do not share a common color
◦ Vibrant when placed side by side
(can be hard to look at)
◦ Create a focal point
◦ (Red and green, blue and orange,
yellow and violet)
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3 colors
One color and the 2 colors on either side of
its compliment
Ex. Red and (not green but) yellow green and
blue green
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3 colors equally spaced on the color wheel
Form a triangle
Unrelated colors
Ex. Green, Orange, and Violet